Today's a big day for the millions of fans of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid books by Jeff Kinney. The latest book in the series, Cabin Fever, is released today, with a first printing of more than six million copies. That makes it, according to Publishers Weekly, the biggest publishing event of the year in both kids' and adult books. At our Library, we find that the books are hugely popular with all kinds of readers, including those who normally say they don't like to read. But they like Greg Heffley, the hapless narrator of Kinney's books, as well as the hybrid format, which is a blend of text and illustrations. Meanwhile, here's a look at Kinney's favorite books as a kid, from today's New York Times: Jeff Kinney's Favorite Books From Childhood - NYTimes.com
Posted by at November 15, 2011 01:57 PM